ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
To start off the morning, come to brunch at 10:30am,
prepared by our men at their first brunch of the calendar year.
Don’t miss out!
Prior to the presentation by Rabbi Lerner, please join our friend, Jim Lifter, when he and his wife, Susan renew their wedding vows.
We will then be entertained by Rabbi Darah Lerner, Bangor Rabbi from Congregation Beth El. In addition to her role as a congregational rabbi, Rabbi Lerner is a strong advocate of social justice issues. She speaks widely about Jewish issues, ethics and diversity.
At this writing, her topic is as-yet undecided.
COME- you will be both surprised and engaged.
Rabbi Darah Lerner
Rabbi Darah Lerner is celebrating her 11th year at Congregation Beth El.
Rabbi Darah Lerner grew up in Southern California. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at U.C. Berkeley and her Master’s Degree in Hebrew Letters and Rabbinic Ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Prior to entering the rabbinate Rabbi Lerner worked in small business management including video stores in the San Francisco Bay Area and a technology transfer company in Albuquerque NM. During her Rabbinical training, Rabbi Lerner interned in Yuma Arizona,Irvine, California and with the Southern California Board of Rabbis. Rabbi Lerner’s love of movies, interest in the environment, and commitment to intra-Jewish community cooperation, is still evident in her sermons and her throughout her work in the Bangor and DownEast Maine Jewish Community.
Rabbi Lerner serves on the Board of the Religious Coalition Against Discrimination, the Penobscot County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and the Judaic Studies Advisory Committee at the University of Maine. This year she joined the board of The Wilson Center at Umaine. She has taught at Husson College, Bangor Theological Seminary, University of Maine– Orono,and Penobscot Senior College. Rabbi Lerner has been active in social justice issues including working for Marriage Equality, and supporting the work of such organizations as Food and Medicine. She speaks widely on Jewish issues, ethics, and diversity in our community. Rabbi Lerner lives in Bangor with her wife and their dog.